On Journalism And Democracy
http://www.tompaine.com/articles/2007/04/25/on_journalism_and_democracy..ph
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Michael:
As heinous as they were, the lies that led us to war are not the “most serious lies ever put upon our nation.” That honor goes to the lies surrounding the events of 9/11 - which was, after all, the impetus and justification not ONLY for the Iraq War (which has now given us the additional lies re Jessica Lynch and Pat Tillman), but for the Patriot Act (Parts I and II), the Department of Homeland Security, Guantanamo, Abu Gharib, domestic wiretapping, the gutting of habeus corpus and Posse Comitatus, and the ongoing shredding of the Constitution, and the freedoms, civil liberties and power “of the people” that are derived from it.
In this regard, on Bill Moyers’ blog discussion with the two Knight Ridder reporters that followed the special, quite a few people brought up 9/11. And although I would have liked to have seen an even greater number address it, it was encouraging to see how many people made the connection. Indeed, many people suggested that now that Moyers has covered the lies leading to the Iraq War, perhaps he should do another investigative report on the lies (or, at very least, the legitimate controversy) surrounding the events of 9/11, and the phoniness of The 9/11 Commission Report.
Bush, Cheney, Rice, Wolfowitz, Perle et al told lies that got us into a war. Yet these lies barely border on “high crimes and misdemeanors.” However, if their complicity - whether through negligence or active participation - in the events of 9/11 can be proven, this would lead not simply to “high crimes and misdemeanors,” but to treason - and first-degree murder.
Peace.
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